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This Days Inn features a heated outdoor pool and spa tub, a restaurant with lounge, and a 24-hour front desk. Complimentary amenities include coffee and newspapers in the lobby and guest parking.
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A coup d'état (/ˌkuːdeɪˈtɑː/; French: blow of state; plural: coups d'état) audio (help·info), also known as a coup, a putsch, or an overthrow, is the sudden and illegal seizure of a government,[1][2][3][4] usually instigated by a small group of the existing state establishment to depose the established government and replace it with a new ruling body, civil or military. A coup d'état is considered successful when the usurpers establish their dominance. When the coup neither fails completely nor succeeds, a civil war is a likely consequence.
A coup d'état typically uses the extant government's power to assume political control of the country. In Coup d'État: A Practical Handbook, military historian Edward Luttwak states that "[a] coup consists of the infiltration of a small, but critical, segment of the state apparatus, which is then used to displace the government from its control of the remainder." The armed forces, whether military or paramilitary, can be a defining factor of a coup d'état. Lately a view that all coups are a danger to democracy and stability has been challenged by the notion of a "democratic coup d'état", which "respond to a popular uprising against an authoritarian or totalitarian regime and topple that regime for the limited purpose of holding the free and fair elections of civilian leaders."[5]
The phrase coup d'État (French pronunciation: [ku deta]) is French, literally meaning a "stroke of state" or in practice a "blow against the state". In French the word "État", denoting a sovereign political entity, is capitalized.[6]
Although the coup d'état has featured in politics since antiquity, the phrase is of relatively recent coinage;[7] the Oxford English Dictionary identifies it as a French expression meaning a "stroke of State".
Since an unsuccessful coup d'état in 1920 (the Kapp Putsch), the Swiss German word Putsch (pronounced [pʊtʃ]; coined for the Züriputsch of 1839) also denotes the same politico-military actions.
Usage of the phrase[edit]
Politically, a coup d'état is a usually violent method of political engineering,[citation needed] which affects who rules in the government, without radical changes in the form of the government, the political system. Tactically, a coup d'état involves control, by an active minority of usurpers, who block the remaining (non-participant) defenders of the state's possible defence of the attacked government, by either capturing or expelling the politico-military leaders, and seizing physical control of the country's key government offices, communications media, and infrastructure. It is to be noted that in the latest years there has been a broad use of the phrase in mass media, which may contradict the legal definition of "coup d'état". In looser usage (as in intelligence coup, boardroom coup) the term simply refers to gaining a sudden advantage on a rival.
Pronunciamiento (pronouncement) is term of Spanish and Latin American origin for a special type of coup d'état. The coup d'état (called golpe de Estado in Spanish) was more common in Spain and South America, while the pronunciamiento was more common in Central America. The pronunciamiento is the formal explanation for deposing the regnant government, justifying the installation of the new government that was effected with the golpe de Estado. The difference between a coup and a pronunciamento is that in the former a military, paramilitary or opposing political faction deposes the current government and assumes power; in the pronunciamento the military deposes the existing government and installs an (ostensibly) civilian government.[8]
Historically speaking, variations of coup d'état have been amongst the most common forms of governmental transition in human societies. In the modern day, coups d'état are common in Africa; between 1952 and 2000, thirty-three countries experienced 85 such depositions. Western Africa had most of them, 42; most were against civil regimes; 27 were against military regimes; and only in five were the deposed incumbents killed.[9] Moreover, as a change-of-government method, the incidence of the coup d'état has declined worldwide.
The political scientist Samuel P. Huntington identifies three classes of coup d'état:
- Breakthrough coup d'état: a revolutionary army overthrows a traditional government and creates a new bureaucratic elite. Generally led by mid-level or junior officers. Examples are China in 1911, Bulgaria in 1944, Egypt in 1952, Turkey in 1960, Greece in 1967, Libya in 1969, Portugal in 1974 and Liberia in 1980.
- Guardian coup d'état: the "musical chairs" coup d'état. The stated aim of such a coup is usually improving public order and efficiency, and ending corruption. There usually is no fundamental change to the power structure. Generally, the leaders portray their actions as a temporary and unfortunate necessity. An early example is the coup d'état by consul Sulla, in 88 B.C., against supporters of Marius in Rome, after the latter attempted to strip him of a military command. An example from the Age of Enlightenment is Swedish king Gustav III's coup d'état in 1772, when he overthrew the government, instituted a new constitution with himself as an enlightened despot, all with massive popular consent. A contemporary instance is the civilian Prime Minister of Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's overthrow by Chief of Army Staff General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq in 1977, who cited widespread civil disorder and impending civil war as his justification. In 1999, General Pervez Musharraf overthrew Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on the same grounds. Nations with guardian coups can frequently shift back and forth between civilian and military governments. Example countries include Pakistan, Turkey (1971 and 1980), and Thailand. A bloodless coup usually arises from the Guardian coup d'état.
- Veto coup d'état: occurs when the army vetoes the people's mass participation and social mobilisation in governing themselves. In such a case, the army confronts and suppresses large-scale, broad-based civil opposition, tending to repression and killing, such as the coup d'état in Chile in 1973 against the elected Socialist President Salvador Allende by the Chilean military. The same happened in Argentina throughout the period 1930–1983, and was attempted in Russia in 1991.
A coup d'état is typed according to the military rank of the lead usurper.
- The veto coup d'état and the guardian coup d'état are affected by the army's commanding officers.
- The breakthrough coup d'état is effected by junior officers (colonels or lower rank) or non-commissioned officers (sergeants). When junior officers or enlisted men so seize power, the coup d'état is a mutiny with grave implications for the organizational and professional integrity of the military.
- In a bloodless coup d'état, the threat of violence suffices to depose the incumbent. In 1889, Brazil became a republic via bloodless coup; in 1999, Pervez Musharraf assumed power in Pakistan via a bloodless coup; and, in 2006, Sonthi Boonyaratglin assumed power in Thailand as the leader of the Council for Democratic Reform under Constitutional Monarchy.
The self-coup denotes an incumbent government – aided and abetted by the military – assuming extra-constitutional powers. A historical example is President, then Emperor, Louis Napoléon Bonaparte. Modern examples include Alberto Fujimori, in Peru, who, although elected, temporarily suspended the legislature and the judiciary in 1992, becoming an authoritarian ruler, and King Gyanendra's assumption of "emergency powers" in Nepal. Another form of self-coup is when a government, having been defeated in an election, refuses to step down.
Resistance to coups d'état[edit]
Many coups d'état, even if initially successful in seizing the main centres of state power, are actively opposed by certain segments of society or by the international community. Opposition can take many different forms, including an attempted counter-coup by sections of the armed forces, international isolation of the new regime, and military intervention.
Sometimes opposition takes the form of civil resistance, in which the coup is met with mass demonstrations from the population generally, and disobedience among civil servants and members of the armed forces. Cases in which civil resistance played a significant part in defeating armed coups d'état include: the Kornilov Putsch in Russia in August 1917; the Kapp Putsch in Berlin in March 1920; and the Generals' Revolt in Algiers in April 1961.[10] The coup in the Soviet Union on 19–21 August 1991 is another case in which civil resistance was part of an effective opposition to a coup: Boris Yeltsin, President of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, stood on top of a tank in the centre of Moscow and urged people to refuse co-operation with the coup.
Post-military-coup governments[edit]
After the coup d'état, the military faces the matter of what type of government to establish. In Latin America, it was common for the post-coup government to be led by a junta, a committee of the chiefs of staff of the armed forces. A common form of African post-coup government is the revolutionary assembly, a quasi-legislative body elected by the army. In Pakistan, the military leader typically assumes the title of chief martial law administrator.
According to Huntington, most leaders of a coup d'état act under the concept of right orders: they believe that the best resolution of the country's problems is merely to issue correct orders. This view of government underestimates the difficulty of implementing government policy, and the degree of political resistance to certain correct orders. It presupposes that everyone who matters in the country shares a single, common interest, and that the only question is how to pursue that single, common interest.
Current leaders who assumed power via coups d'état[edit]
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|Qaboos bin Said al Said[11]1
|23 July 1970
|Said bin Taimur
|Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
|3 August 1979
|Francisco Macías Nguema
|Equatorial Guinea
|Yoweri Museveni
|29 January 1986
|Tito Okello
|Blaise Compaoré
|15 October 1987
|Thomas Sankara
|Burkina Faso
|Omar al-Bashir
|30 June 1989
|Sadiq al-Mahdi
|Idriss Déby
|2 December 1990
|Hissène Habré
|Yahya Jammeh[12]2
|22 July 1994
|Dawda Jawara
|The Gambia
|Denis Sassou Nguesso
|25 October 1997
|Pascal Lissouba
|Republic of the Congo
|Prime Minister
|Hun Sen
|August 1997
|Norodom Ranariddh
|Prime Minister (Acting)
|Frank Bainimarama
|5 December 2006
|Laisenia Qarase
|Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz3
|6 August 2008
|Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi
|President (Acting)
|Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo4
|11 May 2012
|Raimundo Pereira
|President (Acting)
|Adly Mansour[13]5
|3 July 2013
|Mohamed Morsi
1Monarch who overthrew his father in a bloodless palace coup.
2Subsequently confirmed in office by an apparently free and fair election.
3Subsequently confirmed by a narrow margin in the Mauritanian presidential election, 2009, which was regarded as "satisfactory" by international observers.
4Placed in office as part of transitional agreement following the 2012 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état.
5Placed in office on an interim basis following the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état.
Other uses of the term[edit]
The term has also been used in a corporate context more specifically as boardroom coup. CEOs that have been sacked by behind-the-scenes maneuvering include Robert Stempel of General Motors[14][15] and John Akers of IBM, in 1992 and 1993, respectively.[16][17]
Steve Jobs attempted management coups twice at Apple Inc.; first in 1985 when he unsuccessfully tried to oust John Sculley and then again in 1997 which successfully forced Gil Amelio to resign.[18][19]
See also[edit]
- ^ Legal thought in the United States of America under contemporary pressures: Reports from the United States of America on topics of major concern as established for the VIII Congress of the International Academy of Comparative Law Authors: International Academy of Comparative Law, American Association for the Comparative Study of Law Editors John Newbold Hazard, Wenceslas J. Wagner Publisher: Émile Bruylant, 1970 Length 689 pages p. 509 Quote: "But even if the most laudatory of motivations be assumed, the fact remains that the coup d'état is a deliberately illegal act of the gravest kind and strikes at the highest level of law and order in society..."
- ^ Coup d'etat: a practical handbook By Edward Luttwak p. 172 Quote: "Clearly the coup is by definition illegal, "
- ^ USAID[dead link]
- ^ Coup d'etat Definition from Auburn U. Quote: A quick and decisive extra-legal seizure of governmental power by a relatively small but highly organized group of political or military leaders...
- ^ Ozan O. Varol, The Democratic Coup d'État, 53 Harv. Int'l L.J. 292 (2012).
- ^ "Banque de d�pannage linguistique – �tat". Office québécois de la langue française. Retrieved 2012-12-12.
- ^ Julius Caesar's civil war, 5 Jan 49 BC.
- ^ Edward Luttwak, Coup d'État: A Practical Handbook, Harvard University Press, 1969, 1980. ISBN 0-674-17547-6.
- ^ George Klay Kieh, Jr. and Pita Ogaba Agbese (eds.), The Military and Politics in Africa, Ashgate Publishing, 2004. ISBN 0-7546-1876-5, pp. 44–5.
- ^ Adam Roberts, 'Civil Resistance to Military Coups', Journal of Peace Research, Oslo, vol. 12, no. 1, 1975, pp. 19–36, covers these and some other cases.
- ^ Allen, Calvin H.; Rigsbee, W. Lynn (2000). Oman Under Qaboos: From Coup to Constitution, 1970-1996. Frank Cass Publishers.
- ^ "The Gambia". Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ^ "Coup topples Egypt's Morsy; deposed president under 'house arrest'". CNN. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ Bunkley, Nick (10 May 2011). "Robert C. Stempel Is Dead at 77; Led G.M. During a Troubled Period". The New York Times.
- ^ Miller, Stephen (11 May 2011). "Engineer Ran GM in Dark Early '90s". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Black, Larry (27 January 1993). "IBM fires Akers and slashes dividend". The Independent (London).
- ^ How IBM Board Member Jim Burke Persuaded Gerstner to Put His Career At Stake
- ^ Seibold, Chris (24 May 2011). "May 24, 1985: Jobs Fails to Oust Sculley". Apple Matters. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ "Apple Formally Names Jobs as Interim Chief". The New York Times (New York). 17 September 1997. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- Curzio Malaparte, Technique du Coup d'État (Published in French), Paris, 1931
- S.E. Finer, The Man on Horseback: The Role of the Military in Politics, Pall Mall Press, London, 1962. p. 98.
- D. J. Goodspeed, Six Coups d'État, Viking Press inc., New-York, 1962
- Edward Luttwak, Coup d'état: A practical handbook, Harvard University Press, 1969, 1980. ISBN 0-674-17547-6
- Ken Connor and David Hebditch, How to Stage a Military Coup: From Planning to Execution, Pen and Sword Books Ltd, 2008, ISBN 978-1-84832-503-6
- McGowan, Patrick. 2005. "Coups and Conflict in West Africa, 1955–2004: Part I, Theoretical Perspectives." Armed Forces & Society, vol. 32: pp. 5–23.
- McGowan, Patrick. 2006. "Coups and Conflict in West Africa, 1955–2004: Part II, Empirical Findings." Armed Forces & Society, vol. 32: pp. 234–253.
- Beeson, Mark. 2008. "Civil-Military Relations in Indonesia and the Philippines: Will the Thai Coup Prove Contagious?" Armed Forces & Society, vol. 34: pp. 474–490.
- N'Diaye, Boubacar. 2002. "How Not to Institutionalize Civilian Control: Kenya's Coup Prevention Strategies, 1964–1997." Armed Forces & Society, vol. 28: pp. 619–640
|Look up coup d'état in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
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Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi took to the House floor today in opposition to the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act's (CISPA) lack of a crucial balance between security and liberty. Below are the Leader's remarks:
"Thank you very much Mr. Speaker. Today, the internet and new technologies are shaping the world that we could scarcely have imagined ten years ago, giving Americans an easy way to build friendships, conduct business, and participate in democracy – all with the click of a button. But because so much of our daily lives are invested in cyber space, it only takes one more click to put our personal identities, our economic stability, and our national security at risk. The threat of a cyber-attack on our country is real, and our response must always balance our security with our liberties. That has always been the case in the history of America, the balance between liberty and security.
"There can be absolutely no doubt or delay in shoring up our nation's cybersecurity. We must take clear, responsible, effective action to enhance the security of the American people.
"I want to commend Ranking Member Ruppersberger for his leadership, well, actually Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member Ruppersberger, working together in a bipartisan way for their leadership on this issue and efforts to craft and try to improve this legislation. I want to thank the Chair and Co-Chair, Mr. McCaul and Mr. Thompson, the Chair and Ranking Democratic [Member] on the Homeland Security Committee for their energetic leadership on this subject as well. I thank both committees for recognizing the jurisdiction of the other committee.
"I had hoped that today we would be addressing some major concerns of Members of Congress and the White House by improving the legislations protections for personal information. We are at a place – with all the respect in the world for the work of our Chairs and our Ranking Members on this, and it has been considerable. You have standing on this issue that is recognized and respected. I am disappointed, however, that we did not address some of the concerns, as I mentioned, of the White House about personal information. Unfortunately, it offers no policies, did not allow any amendments – and I don't put that to you, amendments – and no real solutions that adequately uphold an American's right to privacy.
"For one thing, in promoting the sharing of cyber threat information, the bill does not require the private sector to minimize irrelevant personally [identifiable] information from what it shares with the government or other private matters. They can just ship the whole kit and caboodle over – we're saying minimize, what is relevant to our national security. The rest is none of the governments business. The bill continues to offer overly-broad liability protections and immunities to the businesses that violate, that could violate our liberties rather than offering more targeted liabilities to ensure that the private sector only shares appropriate information. We thought there might be a way to get this done by amendment. I'm sure that it would enjoy bipartisan support, but the Rules Committee did not allow that amendment to come forward.
"Most importantly, the bill fails to critically address the greatest weakness in our cyber security: our nation's infrastructure. Too many of our country's systems – both physical and virtual – are still exposed to an increasing number of intrusions and attacks. Now, as a longtime former Member of the Intelligence Committee, I know that infrastructure is not your jurisdiction. So, in your original bill you could not go to that place. But now, the Rules Committee could have allowed, with the cooperation of the Homeland Security Committee, us to go into infrastructure.
"If we are truly going to secure a reliable and resilient cyberspace that reflects our country's values, we must target our clearest vulnerabilities while preserving a space that promotes the innovation, expression, and security of the American people. The world we live in and the threats our country faces can change with just one click. While we should never let Americans doubt our vigilance, our preparation, our effectiveness, we must always never let our compromise, let us compromise their civil liberties. If we fail to meet the standard of security, we always do more harm than good.
"I urge, I myself am personally going to vote 'no' on this legislation, but in doing so, salute the Chairs and Ranking Members of the committee for taking us way down the road on this issue. It's just that crucial balance between security and liberty that I do not think has been struck in that bill. So, for my own part, it will not have my support. Thank you Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time."


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Doctors are working to learn more about HIV/AIDS-related cancer, ways to prevent it, how to best treat it, and how to provide the best care to people diagnosed with these diseases. The following areas of research may include new options for patients through clinical trials [2]. Always talk with your doctor about the diagnostic and treatment options best for you.
Combination therapies. Clinical trials are underway to study the effects of chemotherapy plus colony-stimulating factors (substances that help the body make white blood cells) and antiretroviral therapy. The effect of high-dose therapy with stem cell transplantation [3] is also being tested in clinical trials.
New therapies. Based on advances in understanding the biology of HIV/AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma, anti-angiogenesis drugs (drugs that block the formation of new blood vessels that are needed for a tumor to grow and spread), vitamin D and similar products, and a targeted therapy called imatinib (Gleevec) are being tested in clinical trials.
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Shifting demographics mean changes in nursing
An increasingly diverse U.S. population is having a big effect on many aspects of American life — and the nursing profession is no exception.
"The nursing workforce should reflect society at large," says Joyce Benjamin, a nurse practitioner and an instructor in the nursing program at the University of Phoenix Main Campus. That means the traditionally female and largely Caucasian profession will be more inclusive in the coming years.
Here are some ways the face of nursing is changing:
There are more male nurses.
More men are entering nursing than ever, according to a government report based on 2011 American Community Survey data. Men made up about 9.6 percent of the overall profession in 2011, more than triple the number of male nurses in 1970.
"The [nursing] profession has gained credibility through the Johnson & Johnson [Campaign for Nursing's Future] initiatives, leading to a greater number of men finding nursing an appealing career choice," says Betty Parisek, MSN, area chair for the nursing program.
In addition, Benjamin says, more gender diversity in the profession better reflects the patient population, which she believes helps improve trust and communication for nurses and patients.
The number of minority nurses is rising.
While U.S. Department of Health and Human Services statistics indicate that ethnic minorities made up only 16.8 percent of registered nurses in 2008, the number of minorities is increasing among nursing students.
In 2011, almost 27 percent of undergraduate nursing enrollees and 26 percent of master's-level students were ethnic minorities, according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. "[Nursing] is still not very diverse," Benjamin acknowledges, "but there is better news on the horizon."
More cultural awareness is required.
As patient demographics continue to shift, nurses must understand cultural nuances and how they affect health.
"Nursing [organizations] … are promoting culturally appropriate health care standards to [consider] diversity, language barriers and health literacy issues in patient-care practices," Benjamin points out, adding that nurses must factor in each patient's culture when recommending treatment.
For example, she says, nurses should consider ethnic cuisine preferences when giving nutritional advice to diabetics to ensure they are eating healthful meals that also incorporate their cultural preferences.
Meanwhile, as more minorities enter the profession, nurses will automatically have a better overall understanding of a diverse patient population, Parisek believes. "Increased diversity in nursing," she maintains, "means a higher level of culturally sensitive care for all patients."
The nurse population is aging.
Nursing demographics also reflect the graying of the general population as the baby boomer generation ages. "The average age of a [U.S.] nurse is 47," Benjamin points out, citing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services statistics.
As older nurses retire en masse in the coming years, there will be greater demand for younger nurses to replace them. "I encourage young women and men … to prepare for the future demands of the nursing role," she says. "They will be more marketable [as] new opportunities open up for them."


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Mount Soledad cross ruled unconstitutional but will stay
SAN DIEGO — A federal appeals court ruled Jan. 4 that the cross on Mount Soledad is unconstitutional but doesn't need to be removed, according to www.fox5sandiego.com.
A 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel reversed U.S. District Judge Larry Burns' 2008 decision that the cross is part of a war memorial honoring all veterans and serving as a secular symbol of justice.
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About time, and not far enough. The Easter cross on Mt Soledad has always been a religious symbol,long before the memorial was built as a beard. It should be moved the 200 yards to church property, as agreed to years ago.
The appropriate memorial for all veterans is the flag they fought for. Crosses or other symbols on individual tombs are a completely different story.
On Veterans Day, I walk over to the Japanese-American Memorial to the Japanese-American Veterans from World War II. Many of them were Buddhists. Buddha is not a God, the Son of God, etc. They were soldiers of the, 442nd, the most decorated unit in World War II, and were true Americans, regardless of your opinion that faith in G*d is a prerequisite. There are no religous symbols there. They put their lives on the line in support of the United States of America, no other country. I salute the Memorial every time that I pass it. I pledge allegiance to the United States of America, and no other country. If you ever do go there, please make amends to all of the Buddhists, Taoists, Native Americans, as well as the Deists, Agnostics, and Atheists that died to protect our freedom of religion.


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My sister's two older boys are really rough and tumble little guys. They think nothing of throwing each other off of things and shoving each other so that they are tripping over things. My sister tries to calm them down a bit but is often somewhat oblivious to how rough they are. When my little boy plays with them, I worry about him getting hurt or picking up bad habits from them. When I talk to my sister about it, not too much changes. Am I being overly sensitive? Should I restrict how much my little guy plays with his cousins or not worry about it too much? ~Julie, StrongMoms Facilitator
Judging from your post it sounds like they are borderline violent with each other... so no i don't think you are being overly sensitive when it comes to the safety of your children in this case. If your sister isn't going to do something about their behavior to change it then i feel it is time you gently tell her that if she can't discipline her children in a way that teaches them to play nicely with their cousins then you will have to step in and do it for the safety of your own children. if she doesn't like it then i would simply say the children can't play together until they learn how to play nice... and follow through on that threat so she can see you are serious about what you say. If she is ok with you stepping in maybe make them a sticker chart that allows them a reward when they play without any incidents of violent rough housing. or put them in time out when they don't follow the rules. they will eventually learn to play by you rules if they want to play with their cousin. another idea is to give them a game to play that is non violent in nature like baseball or kickball..I recently ran into a child bully in the park who just about pushed Hazel backwards down a slide to prevent her from being near some musical chimes that he wanted to play with. His guardian wasn't anywhere to be seen (in fact i didn't see that child with a guardian the entire time we were at the park) so i very sternly said "Hey, Do Not Push Her, you be nice).. And i would have done the same if his mother was standing right next to me because he put my child in danger and it is my responsibility to keep her safe even if it means stepping in and disciplining someone elses child for them... Also i'm not sure how your family works, but ours is more like a community where the family has a responsibility to step in a correct a behavior when the child is doing something wrong (there is a certain amount of leeway of course since each person parents differently), but the point is that this type of community discipline helps to teach the children in our family that they are to listen to whoever the adult in the area is at the time. This also allows the other parents to be able to freely step in when they think their children could be in harms way. Children quickly learn what they can and can't do around certain adults and everything runs smoothly. My aunts and uncles stepped in when we were little and now that we are older my brothers and sisters and cousins do the same with our children.
If you are worried about your child's safety then i would speak up. Talk to her, esp. if this is occurring at your house. One option would be to have them play at your house, and then to have rules about play that are in effect at your house. You certainly can say to your nephews "When at my house, the rules are.....". It's your house so it's very, very reasonable to have things how you want them.
That is such a tough situation. Tougher than those two boys it sounds like. In the daycare I work at they would distract them with other activities that promoted working together. We played with blocks mostly. Little boys love to build things. I have nothing more to offer than just to say re-routing their play to something that encourages them to play nice.
If all else fails talk to your Sister about it. "I think the boys are playing too rough and *blank* isn't use to that kind of play.
Apple_Fritter, That is such good advice to help re-direct attention to an activity that promotes different behavior. We have the best members here at Strongmoms! :)
I have the same problem and I learned that I have to sit in and watch the boys play. As tough as it is, I have also learned that I need to let my boys learn how to handle aggressive and tough play boys in a safe environment and with cousins who love him and aren't bullying him. As a result, my boy has gotten more assertive and has learned to handle the tough play better than I would have ever thought. He has resolved differences in ways I didn't think of. Sometimes you need to let them figure it out...but be close by so you can stop something that is inappropriate or dangerous.
Yes, re-directing is exactly what I was thinking of. :D
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The latest offering from Toronto singer-songwriter Matthew Barber is a collection of twelve original songs that were written for a musical play entitled Haunted Hillbilly. Inspired by the cult novel by Derek McCormack about a Hank Williams-esque country singer and his mysterious manager and tailor Nudie, the theatrical adaptation (written by Graham Cuthbertson) debuted in 2009 in Montreal to rave reviews and has received multiple Montreal Theatre Critic's awards (MECCAs) including "Best Production" and "Best Sound," as well as being a hit at Toronto's Summerworks Theatre Festival.
Songs For The Haunted Hillbilly brings all the numbers from the darkly comedic show together on record for the first time, sung by Barber and backed by multi-instrumentalists Joe Grass and Julian Brown who also make up the live band. In addition to the core musicians, there are some notable guest vocalists including Julie Fader, Doug Paisley, Justin Rutledge and Oh Susanna. The result is a rollicking trip through the back alleys of Nashville circa 1950 complete with cautionary tales about booze, religion (lost and found), love, lust, betrayal, fame and fashion. In the stage show, the songs weave in and out of the dialogue and are sung by the actors who play the various characters which include the hero Hyram Woodside, his rival country star Erskine Mole, the villain Nudie, Hyram's wife Audrey and his girlfriend Bobbi. The album simply presents the songs all sung by the songwriter and thus plays out like a country concept album with recurring characters and a unifying narrative.
Produced by Barber (with help from Grass and Brown) and recorded by Ken Friesen (who recorded Barber's Juno-nominated Ghost Notes as well as records by The Sadies, Hawksley Workman and many more) the songs were captured live-off-the-floor to tape in Almonte, Ontario as a 3-piece band with all the lead vocals sung live. Minimal additional instrumentation (including fiddle by James McKie) and guest vocals were added in a later session in Toronto. Barber and Friesen mixed the record in Almonte, and it was mastered in L.A. by Gavin Lurssen (hand-picked for his work with T-Bone Burnett). His seventh album to date, Songs For The Haunted Hillbilly can rightfully be considered Barber's first country record (signified most clearly by Joe Grass's soaring pedal steel). But the country here is more akin to Gram Parsons or Dylan's Nashville Skyline than what would conventionally be considered country music today. Barber's voice never gets too twangy, and the production embraces an honest love of old-time country music without trying too hard to replicate a specific sound. The album may have been made on the banks of Ontario's Mississippi river (truth), but Barber is not trying to fool anyone into thinking he's from the deep south. Songs For The Haunted Hillbilly will go down as a refreshingly unique collection of music written and performed in style that departs from Barber's trademark introspective voice, giving a captivating cast of characters a vivid life beyond the page and the stage.


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South Beach boutique hotel a block from the beach
Located in Miami Beach (Art Deco Historic District), South Beach Plaza Villas is minutes from Miami Beach Cinematheque and Anchor Shops.
This hotel is within close proximity of The Wolfsonian Museum and Art Deco Museum.
Make yourself at home in one of the 22 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include direct-dial phones, as well as laptop-compatible safes and irons/ironing boards.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless Internet access and a television in the lobby.
Satisfy your appetite at a coffee shop/café serving guests of South Beach Plaza Villas. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include high-speed (wired) Internet access (surcharge), a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. Parking (subject to charges) is conveniently located nearby.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Hotel Amenities
- General
Located a block from the ocean in the heart of South Beach, this boutique hotel provides walkable access to shops, restaurants, and nightclubs. The front desk is available around the clock, and multilingual staff offer concierge services and tour assistance. The lobby includes a TV. Guests enjoy a complimentary glass of wine each evening during an hour-long wine reception. The Art Deco-style De Carlos Bar features a selection of signature cocktails, with seating indoors, on a covered patio, or in a landscaped courtyard. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available throughout the hotel. Valet parking or street parking are also offered (surcharge).
This is a smoke-free property (fines may apply for violations).
- 24-hour front desk
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Number of floors - 2
- Bar/lounge
- Coffee shop or café
- Concierge desk
- Doorman/doorwoman
- ATM/banking
- Multilingual staff
- Total number of rooms - 22
- Valet parking
- Parking nearby
- Parking nearby (surcharge)
- Patio
- Street parking (metered)
- Tour assistance
- Free breakfast
- Free Wi-Fi
- Wired (high-speed) Internet access - surcharge
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Garden
- Porter/bellhop
- Smoke-free property
- Smoke-free property (fines apply)
- Television in lobby
- Internet
Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi, Wired (high-speed) Internet access - surcharge
- Parking
Street parking (metered), Valet parking, Parking nearby, Parking nearby (surcharge)
- Room Amenities
- Access via exterior corridors
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Hair dryer
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Cable TV service
- Complimentary toiletries
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Direct-dial phone
- Daily housekeeping
- Iron/ironing board
- Private bathroom
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Flat-panel TV
- Free Wi-Fi
- Individually furnished
- Individually decorated
- Dining
De Carlos Bar - Art Deco-style decor. Signature cocktails include the Midnight Mojito and the Chocolate Almond Kiss. Covered patio and landscaped courtyard. Open from morning until late night.
- Recreation
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golf - driving range nearby
- Boat launch nearby
- Motor boating nearby
- Dock nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Snorkeling nearby
- Boating nearby
- Running track/path nearby
- Tennis nearby
- Pilates classes/instruction nearby
- Yoga classes/instruction nearby
- Aerobics nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Fishing nearby
- Playground nearby
Policies & Fees
- Check-in
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
- Check-out
Check-out time is 11 AM
- Payment types
Accepted at this hotel: American Express, MasterCard, Visa
- General
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Noise-free rooms not guaranteed
- Fees
- The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
- Valet parking fee: USD 25.00 per night (in/out privileges)
- Early check-in fee: USD 49.00
- Late check-out fee: USD 49.00
- Deposit: USD 150.00 per stay
- Cribs (infant beds) are available for an additional fee
- Rollaway beds are available for an additional fee
- Additional Details
A resort fee is included in the total price displayed. Children 12 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.


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Staging is a way of describing where the cancer is located, if or where it has invaded or spread, and whether it is affecting the functions of other organs in the body. Doctors use diagnostic tests to determine the cancer's stage, so staging may not be complete until all of the tests are finished. Knowing the stage helps the doctor to decide what kind of treatment is best and can help predict a patient's prognosis (chance of recovery). There are different stage descriptions for different types of cancer.
For bladder cancer, the stage is determined based on the results of the sample removed during a TURBT (see Diagnosis) and whether the cancer has spread to other parts of the body, which is determined by imaging tests, a physical examination, and laboratory tests.
One tool doctors use to describe the stage is the TNM system. This system judges three factors: the tumor itself, the lymph nodes around the tumor, and if the tumor has spread to other parts of the body. The results are combined to determine the stage of cancer for each person. There are five stages of bladder cancer: stage 0 (zero) and stages I through IV (one through four). The stage provides a common way of describing the cancer, so doctors can work together to plan the best treatments.
TNM is an abbreviation for tumor (T), node (N), and metastasis (M). Doctors look at these three factors to determine the stage of cancer:
- How large is the primary tumor and how deeply has it invaded the tissue? (Tumor, T)
- Has the tumor spread to the lymph nodes? (Node, N)
- Has the cancer metastasized to other parts of the body? (Metastasis, M)
Tumor. Using the TNM system, the "T" plus a letter and/or number (0 to 4) is used to describe the size and location of the tumor. Some stages are also divided into smaller groups that help describe the tumor in even more detail. If there is more than one tumor, the lowercase letter "m" (multiple) is added to the "T" stage category. Specific tumor stage information is listed below.
TX: The primary tumor cannot be evaluated.
T0: There is no evidence of a primary tumor in the bladder.
Ta: This refers to noninvasive papillary carcinoma. This kind of growth often is found on a small section of tissue that easily can be removed with TURBT and tends to be recurrent.
Tis: This stage is carcinoma (cancer) in situ, or "flat tumor." This means that the cancer is only found in cells within the lining of the bladder. The doctor may also call it non-muscle-invasive/superficial bladder cancer or noninvasive flat carcinoma (the cancer is on or near the surface of the bladder). This type of bladder cancer often comes back after treatment, usually as another noninvasive cancer in the bladder.
T1: The tumor has spread to the subepithelial connective tissue (the tissue below the inside lining of the bladder).
T2: The tumor has spread to the muscle of the bladder wall.
T2a: The tumor has spread to the inner half of the muscle of the bladder wall (which may be called the superficial muscle.)
T2b: The tumor has spread to the deep muscle of the bladder (the outer half of the muscle).
T3: The tumor has grown into the perivesical tissue (the fatty tissue that surrounds the bladder).
T3a: The tumor has grown into the perivesical tissue, as seen through a microscope.
T3b: The tumor has grown into the perivesical tissue macroscopically, meaning that the tumor(s) is large enough to be seen during imaging tests or to be seen or felt by the doctor.
T4: The tumor has spread to any of the following: the abdominal wall, the pelvic wall, a man's prostate or seminal vesicle (the tube(s) that carry semen), or a woman's uterus or vagina.
T4a: The tumor has spread to the prostate, uterus, or vagina.
T4b: The tumor has spread to the pelvic wall or the abdominal wall.
Node. The "N" in the TNM staging system stands for lymph nodes, the tiny, bean-shaped organs that help fight infection. Lymph nodes near where the cancer started, within the true pelvis (called hypogastric, obturator, iliac, perivesical, pelvic, sacral, and presacral lymph nodes), are called regional lymph nodes. Lymph nodes in other parts of the body are called distant lymph nodes.
NX: The regional lymph nodes cannot be evaluated.
N0: The cancer has not spread to the regional lymph nodes.
N1: The cancer has spread to a single regional lymph node in the pelvis.
N2: The cancer has spread to more than one regional lymph node in the pelvis.
N3: The cancer has spread to the common iliac lymph nodes, which are located behind the major arteries in the pelvis, above the bladder.
Distant metastasis. The "M" in the TNM system indicates whether the cancer has spread to other parts of the body.
M0: The disease has not metastasized.
M1: There is distant metastasis.
Cancer stage grouping
Doctors assign the stage of the bladder cancer by combining the T, N, and M classifications.
Stage 0a: This is an early cancer that is only found on the surface of the inner lining of the bladder. Cancer cells are grouped together and can often be easily removed. The cancer has not invaded the muscle or connective tissue of the bladder wall. This type of bladder cancer is also called noninvasive papillary urothelial carcinoma (Ta, N0, M0).
Stage 0is: This stage of cancer, also known as flat or carcinoma in situ, is found only on the inner lining of the bladder. It has not grown in toward the hollow part of the bladder, and it has not spread to the thick layer of muscle or connective tissue of the bladder (Tis, N0, M0). This is always a high-grade cancer (see Grading, below).
Stage I: The cancer has grown through the inner lining of the bladder to the lamina propria. It has not spread to the thick layer of muscle in the bladder wall or to lymph nodes or other organs (T1, N0, M0).
Stage II: The cancer has spread into the thick muscle wall of the bladder (also called invasive cancer or muscle-invasive cancer). It has not reached the fatty tissue surrounding the bladder and has not spread to the lymph nodes or other organs (T2, N0, M0).
Stage III: The cancer has spread throughout the muscle wall to the fatty layer of tissue surrounding the bladder. It may also have spread to the prostate in a man or the uterus and vagina in a woman. It has not spread to the lymph nodes or other organs (T3 or T4a, N0, M0).
Stage IV: Any of these conditions:
- The tumor has spread to the pelvic wall or the abdominal wall but not to the lymph nodes or other parts of the body (T4b, N0, M0).
- The tumor has spread to one or more regional lymph nodes but not to other parts of the body (any T, N1-3, M0).
- The tumor may or may not have spread to the lymph nodes but has spread to other parts of the body (any T, any N, M1).
Recurrent cancer: Recurrent cancer is cancer that comes back after treatment. If there is a recurrence, the cancer may need to be staged again (called re-staging) using the system above.
Tumor grade. In addition to the TNM system, the cancer may also be evaluated and assigned a grade (G). Doctors use the term "grade" to describe how much the tumor tissue looks like normal bladder tissue under a microscope. Many urologic surgeons classify grading based on the chance that the cancer will recur (come back after treatment) or progress (grow and spread), and plan their treatment based on the grade, using the following categories:
Papilloma. This is also called benign papillary urothelial neoplasm of low malignant potential (PUNLMP). These types of cancer may recur but have a low risk of progressing.
Low grade. These types of cancer are more likely to recur and progress compared with PUNLMP.
High grade. These types of cancer are the most likely to recur and progress.
More recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended changing bladder cancer grading to only two categories: 1) well-differentiated or low grade, and 2) poorly differentiated or high grade. This is the system that is used in the latest version of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Staging System.
Used with permission of the AJCC, Chicago, Illinois. The original source for this material is the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual, Seventh Edition (2010) published by Springer-Verlag New York, www.cancerstaging.net.


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Investigation performed at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A commentary J. Eric Gordon, MD, is linked to the online version of this article at jbjs.org.
The modified Dunn procedure has rapidly gained popularity as a treatment for unstable slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE), but limited data exist regarding its safety and efficacy. The purpose of this study was to present results and complications following this procedure in a large multicenter series.
We reviewed the outcomes of all patients who had been treated with the modified Dunn procedure by five surgeons from separate tertiary-care institutions. All slipped capital femoral epiphyses were defined as unstable according to the Loder criteria. Patients with less than one year of follow-up and those with an underlying endocrinopathy or syndrome were excluded. All surgical procedures were performed by pediatric orthopaedic surgeons who had specific training in the modified Dunn procedure. Operative reports, outpatient records, and follow-up radiographs were used to determine the demographic information, type of fixation, final slip angle, presence of osteonecrosis, and any additional complications. Standardized surveys were administered to determine the pain level (0 to 10 scale), satisfaction (0 to 100 scale), function (modified Harris hip score, 0 to 91 scale), and activity level (UCLA [University of California Los Angeles] activity score, 0 to 10 scale) at time of the most recent follow-up.
Twenty-seven patients (twenty-seven hips) with a mean of 22.3 months (range, twelve to forty-eight months) of follow-up met the inclusion criteria. Four patients (15%) had broken implants at three to eighteen weeks after surgery and required revision fixation. Seven patients (26%) developed osteonecrosis at a mean of 21.4 weeks (range, ten to thirty-nine weeks), with each surgeon having at least one case of osteonecrosis. The mean slip angle at the time of the most recent follow-up was 6° (95% confidence interval, 2° to 11°). Patients who did not develop osteonecrosis had significantly better clinical results compared with those who developed osteonecrosis, as demonstrated by a lower mean pain score (0.3 compared with 3.1, p = 0.002), higher level of satisfaction (97.1 compared with 65.8, p = 0.001), higher modified Harris hip score (88.0 compared with 60.0, p = 0.001), and higher UCLA activity score (9.3 compared with 5.9, p = 0.031).
This largest reported series of unstable slipped capital femoral epiphyses treated with the modified Dunn procedure demonstrated that the procedure is capable of restoring anatomy and preserving function after a slip but that implant complications and osteonecrosis can and do occur postoperatively.
Therapeutic Level IV. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
Figs. 1-A through 1-D Radiographs of the pelvis of a fifteen-year-old boy with an unstable left slipped capital femoral epiphysis. Fig. 1-A Preoperative anteroposterior radiograph. Figs. 1-B and 1-C Anteroposterior and frog-leg lateral radiographs made after the modified Dunn procedure showing anatomic reduction of the slip. Fig. 1-D Anteroposterior radiograph made sixteen months after the initial surgery showing maintenance of reduction without signs of osteonecrosis.
Figs. 2-A through 2-D Radiographs of the pelvis of a twelve-year-old boy with an unstable left slipped capital femoral epiphysis. Fig. 2-A Preoperative anteroposterior radiograph. Figs. 2-B and 2-C Anteroposterior and frog-leg lateral radiographs made after the modified Dunn procedure showing complete reduction of the slip. Fig. 2-D Anteroposterior radiograph made after implant removal showing osteonecrosis.
Radiographs of the pelvis of a fourteen-year-old boy with an unstable left slipped capital femoral epiphysis.
Anteroposterior radiograph made eighteen weeks after the initial surgery showing two broken 4.5-mm solid screws.
Follow-up anteroposterior radiograph made after revision fixation with 6.5-mm screws showing eventual healing of the slip without signs of osteonecrosis.
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September 2012
Pro-Life, Pro-Choice, Pro-Dialogue: A Civil Conversations Project Live Event with Frances Kissling and David Gushee (video)
when: Wed, Sep 26th, 2012 (3pm CST/4pm EST)
where: Humphrey School of Public Affairs, U of Minnesota
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Today Krista Tippett hosts the second of four live public events of The Civil Conversations Project (CCP). Krista's guests at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs are Frances Kissling and David Gushee.
They belong to a constellation of reproductive choice and rights activists who are exploring real relationship with their political opposites. These encounters are scarcely imaginable against the backdrop of the absolute poles that frame better-publicized confrontation. David Gushee, who opposes abortion, has written this:
"Our legal stalemate about abortion is like a football game, with the two rival teams pushing each other back and forth across the 50-yard line and neither team able to win — especially if winning is defined by either the total banning of abortion on the one side or its unhindered legalization and funding as a routine health care practice on the other. The pro-life and pro-choice establishments appear committed to the continuation of this game of smash-mouth abortion football until the end of time. It is quite a spectacle, but the legal struggle is actually a distraction from the unresolved cultural and moral issues that have created it."
This civil conversation will start there — with what is really at stake — and break out of the confines and categories of the usual debates.
Please be part of this. Submit questions to our guests, and participate in our live video stream.
"How can we expect non-Muslims to believe that Islam is a religion of peace, when Muslim mobs around the world make liars of us all, Muhammad included?"—Dr. David Liepert from his HuffPo piece "Muslim Mobs Insult Muhammad's Legacy"
The Civil Conversations Project: In the Room with Gabe Lyons and Jim Daly (live video and interactive chat)
when: Wed, Sep 12th, 2012 (6pm CST/7pm EST)
where: Cowles Auditorium, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, U of Minnesota
We kick off our second season of The Civil Conversations Project (CCP) with four live, public events. This Wednesday at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, Krista speaks with Gabe Lyons, author of The Next Christians, and Jim Daly, Jim Dobson's successor at Focus on the Family. They are bringing a new imagination and defy stereotypes of religious — specifically Christian, Evangelical – America that flourish in an election year. And they represent the way this significant swath of American religiosity continues to evolve. Please be part of this. Learn more on the CCP site, submit questions to our guests, and participate in our live video streams.
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"By inaction one can become the center of thought, the focus of responsibility, the arbiter of wisdom. Full allowance must be made for others, while remaining unmoved oneself. There must be a thorough compliance with divine principles, without any manifestation thereof. All of which may be summed up in the one word "passivity." For the perfect man employs his mind as a mirror. It grasps nothing: it refuses nothing. It receives, but does not keep. And thus he can triumph over matter, without injury to himself."—
—Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzŭ), from Lionel Giles' Musings of a Chinese Mystic
The idea behind the Taoist sage's language is appealing, but I'm not sure I fully grasp its meaning — or that I fully buy into it. Perhaps someone could help me better comprehend it?
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"See what is. Acknowledge it without judging it as right or wrong. See it clearly without judgment and let it go. Come back to the present moment. From now until the moment of your death, you could do this. As a way of becoming more compassionate, as way of becoming less dogmatic, prejudiced, determined to have your own way, absolutely sure that you're right and the other person is wrong, as a way to develop a sense of humor, to lighten it up, open it up, you could do this."—
—Pema Chodron
I think the second line is most difficult, one constantly in tension with the mind.
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"I'm a snowboarder—that's probably my biggest hobby. I'm also into this really interesting podcast 'On Being.' A journalist [Krista Tippett] interviews everybody from a man who changed his life through his relationship with animals to this guy who studies creativity in the brain. It's fascinating."—
Guess what famous actress gave our public radio program a shout-out in the August issue of InStyle magazine?
That's right. It's Jessica Biel. Very cool.
"The Beloved sometimes wants to do us a great favor: Hold us upside down and shake all the nonsense out."—Hafiz
"And rather than shy away from Mr. Romney's faith, as some campaign aides have argued he should, they have decided to embrace it. On the night Mr. Romney will address the convention, a member of the Mormon Church will deliver the invocation. On Sunday, this new approach was apparent as Mr. Romney invited reporters to join him at church services."—
Reading this anecdotal paragraph from a piece in today's New York Times makes me glad we're broadcasting our interview with Joanna Brooks.
The blogger behind Ask Mormon Girl offers her own personal stories and insights about being raised in the LDS Church — its beautiful elements and some its internal tensions — and how this presidential campaign season is a "white-knuckle moment" for many Mormons. She's smart, candid, incisive, and, yes, she might even make you cry.